Monster's Ball(2001)

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Synopsis

Hank, an embittered prison guard, lives with his aging racist father, Buck, and his own twentysomething son, Sonny. Hank and Sonny work for the local prison where they are preparing the electric chair for a black inmate. After the man is executed, Hank falls in love with Leticia, the inmate's widow. This emotionally-charged affair forces Hank to re-evaluate how deeply prison work and his father's infectious hatred have affected his soul.
Hank, an embittered prison guard, lives with his aging racist father, Buck, and his own twentysomething son, Sonny. Hank and Sonny work for the local prison where they are preparing the electric chair for a black inmate. After the …
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  • December 26, 2001

MPAA Rating

R (for strong sexual content, language and violence)

Genres

Drama, Romance, Thriller

Run Time

1 hour 51 minutes

Distributors

Lionsgate

Box Office

$31,252,964
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Directors

Marc Forster

Director

CAST

Billy Bob Thornton

Hank Grotowski

Halle Berry

Leticia Musgrove

Heath Ledger

Sonny Grotowski

Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Lawrence Musgrove

Dante 'Mos Def' Smith

Ryrus Cooper

John McConnell

Harvey Shoonmaker
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